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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Wise Endurance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area of Vietnam is one of the most heavily mined areas?
(a) My Khe
(b) My Lai
(c) Redville
(d) Batangan Peninsula

2. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?
(a) None, he is sent over seas
(b) Advanced Infantry Training
(c) Advanced Shooting School
(d) Advanced Basic Training

3. What do the men of Alpha Company use to fight the constant fear?
(a) Drugs
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Alcohol
(d) Humor

4. Who does O'Brien want to write like when he leaves Vietnam?
(a) Hemingway
(b) Emerson
(c) Plato
(d) Waldo

5. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?
(a) They are sent to a hospital
(b) They seek medic help
(c) Annoyed
(d) Unbothered

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Vietnamese boys follow the soldiers?

2. From which area are the insurgents?

3. How many attempts does O'Brien make to work through the military hierarchy for guidance and counsel?

4. What is located in Chu Lai?

5. Which of the following describes how the female Viet Cong soldier died?

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